Renewable buttoning device.



R. F. HALLADAY. RENEWABLE BUTTONING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MMLZZ, HUG v Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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application area names, the. rennin. eaten To all whom may concern:

Be it known that l, Rronann l Hanna- DAY, a citizen or the United States, residing at Tieominster, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Renewable Buttoning De-' position; also, to provide improvements in details of construction.

Reference is to be had in the accompany ing drawings in which-' Figure l is a front view of a boys pants which the pants are to be buttoned, and a button thereon spaced above the top of the -pants. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the buttonhole attachment, and Fig. 3 is asectional view of the same on the line 33 of l igQQ.v

The invention is shown in a form in which the garment, as for example a pair of pants' 9, is provided with a member 10, preferably circular in form, and having a center at which it is attached to the garment. Pref- 'erably this attachment is in the form. of a snap fastener ll, madein two parts, one so cured permanently tothe member and dil hill

the other to the'garment 9 so that the whole device can be taken 0d and put back on in a diderent position. But other meanstor fastening it may be used so long'as it is capable of turning on the center. in the form shown this Inem er consists of two sheets of cloth sewed together around the edge and also having radial rows oi stitches 12 dividin. it into pockets. There is shown also a circu a line of stitches just outside or the snap last Y tenor to which these rows of stitches 12 can tend. This divides the circle up into a number of segments, four being shown in the drawings. lln each of these segments is arranged a buttoning device, shown as a button-hole 13. These button-holes are arranged radially, that is, they stand directly oi stitching from the center pull, i1t it is not used vertically. In the l3 ism, tended to receive the button 16 on a supporting Waist 15. In this way the strained the partscomes directly toward the center" in thiscase. When the button-hole becomes with a preferred embodimentof this inven-. tion applied thereto; showing the waist to,

in line with the center of the device and I each one is practically located at the middle of its pocket so that it is bound by the line outlining the pocket. ,7

lt will e understood that although T'- have described the form of the invention specification ot Letters ratcnt. Patented Den, 1P2), llhijltd,

shown in the drawings as formed of two thiclirnesses of cloth yet some other material .can be used, as a single thickness otleather may be substituted for it. ln either case, it is preferred to stiden the device by the usef of thin pieces or strips of celluloid it or some similar material. These are secured to the cloth or leather throughout their lengths It 7 and keep the device spread out straight so holes. a

- in the use'ot the device the snap fastener or other fastening device is secured in posi- Y I tion so as to hold the member 10 with oneposltion or extending button'hole in vertical in a line toward the line of drawings the upper button hole that itwill not wrinkle up in practice or roll up. In some cases the buttonmg device can be represented by buttons instead ot buttonworn or damaged the device can be turned to another positiomwithout detachment and thus an entirely fresh button-hole is brought into position. .Furthermore, when this is aof done the line oi strain on the center oi the tendency to cloth changes and therefore any een induced breaking out that may have by the strain in the first case will not act: to materially weaken the fastening in the ,sec-

ond case. lt will be understood, however,

that with the sna fastener of the ordinary kind the area wit in which it is secured'to the cloth or leatheris comparatively large so that there is .no one point at which the strain comes. In other words the snap tastener itself strengthens the material at the center.

lit will be seen that with this device the durability of a garmentcan be very greatly extended by the addition of very small expense in its manufacture. It is a well known'lact, particularly in the case of boys pants and especially the cheaper grades, that the life of the garment is limited by the durability of the strip having the button-holes. As this is usually made of very cheap cloth the garment has to be thrown away before it is really worn out or elseconsiderable work has to be done on it. By the use of this invention whether in the form shown or otherwise, each of the buttonholes can be replaced by one of these members and these can be furnished by the manufacturer or applied in the household after the garment is bought. In the latter case, they will ordinarily be sewed on instead of being fastened by snap fasteners or the like, but in any case it is a simple matter to turn them around and present a fresh button-hole. It will also be seen that there is absolutely no wear on the button-holes that are not being used nor the material on which they are located.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention I am aware of the fact that many modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims,

. therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein disclosed, but

What I do claim is- 1. As an article of manufacture, a garment having a member thereon provided with a'plurality of button-holes, said memher being fastened to the garment at a point r and being capable of being turned about said oint to a plurality-of positions, in each of w ich one of said battonhoim is lecated in operative position, without being detached from the garment.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garment provided with a member secured thereto at its center and capable of being turned on said center to different positions and having a plurality of buttoning devices radiating from said center.

3. As an article of manufacture, a garment provided with a circular member of sheet material secured to the garment at the center of the member, capable of turning on said center, and having a plurality 'of button-'holes arranged around the center.

4. The combination with a garment, of a member formed of sheet material, a snap fastener having two parts, one mounted on said member and one on the garment adapted to be snapped together to secure the member to the garment at any desired angle, said member being provided with button-holes arranged around said fastener.

5, As an article of manufacture, a button-hole member consisting of two sheets of cloth in circular form sewed together around their edges and provided with radiating rows of stitching equally spaced apart to form a series of pockets in the membeigbutton-holes arranged in each of said pockets, and fastening means located at the center.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

RICHARD F. HALLADAY. 

